New R 1250 RT owner.

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Larry in ok
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New R 1250 RT owner.

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Picked up my new 2022 R1250 RT this morning.
The 50 mile ride home from the dealer was awesome. I'm coming from 30+ years of riding Harley Davidson touring bikes and the only regret I have is that I didn't go BMW sooner.


ImageR1250RT 2 by lmmiers, on Flickr


Still have to figure out all the bells and whistles, it came pretty well loaded up with all the bells and whistles but I'm really liking it so far. I am particularly impressed with the horn, that thing is stepping in to train horn territory!be
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Re: New R 1250 RT owner.

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Welcome!


And yes definitely re: the horn. This is the first bike that I don't feel 100% compelled to replace the anemic "meep meep".
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Congrats on your new bike and welcome!
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Larry,


Congratulations on the new bike.  I came from a Harley as well.  I wonder how many others on this forum have done the same. 
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Welcome and enjoy the best touring bike you can buy !!!!!!!
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Welcome.  Just had to decline an ex-pat's friend's offer to use his Harley tourer for a couple of years until he shipped it over.  "Have you ever ridden an RT?" was my response.  I need the twisties' handling and the acceleration that the Harley's just don't have.  I'd say "Enjoy it", but it appears that I'm too late.

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I've done 20+ years of riding and modifying HDs to try and make them what I wanted them to be with suspension and engine mods. All I had to do was buy the RT and ride it. Almost 6000 miles in the 9 months I have had the RT and I'll never go back.
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Great move Larry!  I've just completed 180 miles on my new RT - fabulous!  Once I'd figured out the connectivity between TFT and mobile phone (thanks to many colleagues on this forum for their help and insight)  I can't believe just how good it is.  Really nimble, great balance, terrific performance, comfort, safety features and all the bells and whistles. 


Awesome!  :)


Enjoy.


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Larry in ok
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Post by Larry in ok »

Got a whopping 165 miles on the new bike. Weather was kind of lousy this weekend and Easter the wife seemed to think I needed to stay home for "family stuff". Hopefully the weather will cooperate and I can get some more mileage on it soon.
Really liking this bike. The more I ride it the more I like it.
Some people are like Slinkys, not really good for much of anything but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
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